Portraits from the Family Album

When we’re kids our best friends aren’t just people. Our friends are our teddy bears and toys who are all very personal and dear to us, and no one understands us quite like they do... In tribute to all our stuffed friends out there, I present “Portraits from the Family Album.”

This is a series that began with a photo shoot of some my stuffed animals from my childhood, and a huge wave of nostalgia. I tried to capture the personalities of my little pals, to prove that they were real.

These are all oil on canvas. (Photo corners added in- not part of the originals)

Ernie and Rainbow Brite

 

Ernie + Rainbow = true love
 

Cheer Bear and Bert

 
 

Raggedy Ann and Corky

 
 

Old Friends

 
 

The Gang

 

Friends forever...
 

Bert and Uncle Buzzard

 


What's wrong Bert?
 

A Cat and a Dog

 
 

Piglet and Hippo

 
 

Robert's special Bear

 
 

Robert's Toy Gang

 
 

Robert's Bear and duckie

 

Sitting by in morning sun...